Exciting arts and theatre opportunity with Centrepoint Theatre
Sunday Script Sessions
30 August – 27 September
Concept • Lizzie Tollemache
One act plays directed by • Jeff Kingsford Brown, Rachel Lenart,
Jamie McCaskill, Carrie Green, Jonty Hendry, Peter Hambleton and Lizzie Tollemache
Starring • Various actors from the Manawatū
Written by • Emerging Kiwi playwrights
Featuring • Rotating art exhibition by Manawatū Artists
Actors, artists, directors and playwrights from across the Manawatū and beyond, combine for an epic creative collaboration. Each Sunday for 5 weeks, experience rehearsed readings of brand new, one-act plays, from the minds of emerging kiwi playwrights. Featuring a rotating exhibition from Square Edge Artists in our foyer each night, Sunday Script Sessions is a colourful pageant of creativity that will leave you in awe.
THE PLAYS
SUNDAY, 30 AUGUST
THE MONSTER IN THE ROOM by Tim Fraser
A young boy unwittingly gambles with his granny’s soul. Years later, the monster returns to collect what was promised
Directed by Peter Hambleton
WHEEL INCORPORATED by Ella Hope-Higginson
Two office workers try to escape the corporate treadmill and retrieve their identities, with humour and karaoke
Directed by Carrie Green
INTRUDER by Clementine Mills
A psychological thriller that examines the ways our brain can betray us
Directed by Jamie McCaskill
PORN HEIST by Justin Ngai
Two teenagers must smuggle a sizeable porn stash out of the house and across town before the moving trucks arrive.
Directed by Lizzie Tollemache
SUNDAY, 6 SEPTEMBER
THE SMELL OF RAIN by Therése Angland
After her husband has been in a coma for over a decade, a woman seeks her daughters’ blessings to find love again
Directed by Jamie McCaskill
SERIAL by Lucy Roche
Two serial killers in love navigate equality and labour distribution
Directed by Peter Hambleton
CHAIR BRO by Benny Marama
A young man must leave behind the sentient chair who has been his companion for years
Directed by Carrie Green
WINDMILLS, BUNNIES AND OTHER EXISTENTIAL CRISES by Zoe Christall
A woman examines what it means to be ethical in the face of climate change and environmentalism. Featuring philosophy, fun and a greek chorus.
Directed by Lizzie Tollemache
SUNDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER
ROOM 11 by Shivarn Stewart
Emily spends her days handling a rundown motel and worse coworkers – until she meets a guest with a secret. Who is elderly Ms. Potter hiding from?
Directed by Rachel Lenart
LIVE FROM YOUR KITCHEN by Emma Maguire
Big Brother meets Nigella Lawson meets Nineteen Eighty Four. Reality TV of the future where if the ratings drop, you die. It’s a comedy.
Directed by Peter Hambleton
THIS MAY STING by Dominic Flanagan
What if your doctor was actually a mosquito in disguise?
Directed by Jamie McCaskill
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE VAMPIRE ON MY ROOF by Semira Davis
An angry teen facing a life changing decision is confronted with a mysterious figure who may hold the answer.
Directed by Lizzie Tollemache
SUNDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER
ABSTRACT by Siobhan Rosenthal
Four artists become embroiled in a game of status and sabotage at an art show
Directed by Jeff Kingsford-Brown
APARTMENT by Tama Smith
A supermarket security guard, a nurse, a teenager and a pensioner grapple with human connection during lockdown
Directed by Lizzie Tollemache
TICKET TO RIDE by Susan Elliot
Two researchers – who used to date – compile data and interviews from participants of the failed Mars-One programme in this multimedia piece.
Directed by Rachel Lenart
DIRT by Carly Thomas
A woman escapes a bad marriage for life in the country, where she shares her new home with a feisty ghost.
Directed by Jonty Hendry
SUNDAY 27, SEPTEMBER
TWO DOORS AWAY by Dennis Lim
Why do some people always go for the wrong guy? And what different doors might different choices open?
Directed by Jeff Kingsford Brown
HOMEMADE HEARTBEATS CARVED OF BONE by Alex Medland
An exploration of modern love, told with captivating elements of physical theatre
Directed by Lizzie Tollemache
WEED WHACKER by Emma Rattenbury
You have a big night… You meet an inappropriate guy… Your ex-boyfriend landlord is due at 10am for a property inspection… What could possibly go wrong?
Directed by Rachel Lenart
Sunday Script Sessions
30 August – 27 September
Concept • Lizzie Tollemache
One act plays directed by • Jeff Kingsford Brown, Rachel Lenart,
Jamie McCaskill, Carrie Green, Jonty Hendry, Peter Hambleton and Lizzie Tollemache
Starring • Various actors from the Manawatū
Written by • Emerging Kiwi playwrights
Featuring • Rotating art exhibition by Manawatū Artists
Actors, artists, directors and playwrights from across the Manawatū and beyond, combine for an epic creative collaboration. Each Sunday for 5 weeks, experience rehearsed readings of brand new, one-act plays, from the minds of emerging kiwi playwrights. Featuring a rotating exhibition from Square Edge Artists in our foyer each night, Sunday Script Sessions is a colourful pageant of creativity that will leave you in awe.
THE PLAYS
SUNDAY, 30 AUGUST
THE MONSTER IN THE ROOM by Tim Fraser
A young boy unwittingly gambles with his granny’s soul. Years later, the monster returns to collect what was promised
Directed by Peter Hambleton
WHEEL INCORPORATED by Ella Hope-Higginson
Two office workers try to escape the corporate treadmill and retrieve their identities, with humour and karaoke
Directed by Carrie Green
INTRUDER by Clementine Mills
A psychological thriller that examines the ways our brain can betray us
Directed by Jamie McCaskill
PORN HEIST by Justin Ngai
Two teenagers must smuggle a sizeable porn stash out of the house and across town before the moving trucks arrive.
Directed by Lizzie Tollemache
SUNDAY, 6 SEPTEMBER
THE SMELL OF RAIN by Therése Angland
After her husband has been in a coma for over a decade, a woman seeks her daughters’ blessings to find love again
Directed by Jamie McCaskill
SERIAL by Lucy Roche
Two serial killers in love navigate equality and labour distribution
Directed by Peter Hambleton
CHAIR BRO by Benny Marama
A young man must leave behind the sentient chair who has been his companion for years
Directed by Carrie Green
WINDMILLS, BUNNIES AND OTHER EXISTENTIAL CRISES by Zoe Christall
A woman examines what it means to be ethical in the face of climate change and environmentalism. Featuring philosophy, fun and a greek chorus.
Directed by Lizzie Tollemache
SUNDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER
ROOM 11 by Shivarn Stewart
Emily spends her days handling a rundown motel and worse coworkers – until she meets a guest with a secret. Who is elderly Ms. Potter hiding from?
Directed by Rachel Lenart
LIVE FROM YOUR KITCHEN by Emma Maguire
Big Brother meets Nigella Lawson meets Nineteen Eighty Four. Reality TV of the future where if the ratings drop, you die. It’s a comedy.
Directed by Peter Hambleton
THIS MAY STING by Dominic Flanagan
What if your doctor was actually a mosquito in disguise?
Directed by Jamie McCaskill
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE VAMPIRE ON MY ROOF by Semira Davis
An angry teen facing a life changing decision is confronted with a mysterious figure who may hold the answer.
Directed by Lizzie Tollemache
SUNDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER
ABSTRACT by Siobhan Rosenthal
Four artists become embroiled in a game of status and sabotage at an art show
Directed by Jeff Kingsford-Brown
APARTMENT by Tama Smith
A supermarket security guard, a nurse, a teenager and a pensioner grapple with human connection during lockdown
Directed by Lizzie Tollemache
TICKET TO RIDE by Susan Elliot
Two researchers – who used to date – compile data and interviews from participants of the failed Mars-One programme in this multimedia piece.
Directed by Rachel Lenart
DIRT by Carly Thomas
A woman escapes a bad marriage for life in the country, where she shares her new home with a feisty ghost.
Directed by Jonty Hendry
SUNDAY 27, SEPTEMBER
TWO DOORS AWAY by Dennis Lim
Why do some people always go for the wrong guy? And what different doors might different choices open?
Directed by Jeff Kingsford Brown
HOMEMADE HEARTBEATS CARVED OF BONE by Alex Medland
An exploration of modern love, told with captivating elements of physical theatre
Directed by Lizzie Tollemache
WEED WHACKER by Emma Rattenbury
You have a big night… You meet an inappropriate guy… Your ex-boyfriend landlord is due at 10am for a property inspection… What could possibly go wrong?
Directed by Rachel Lenart
VENUE
Centrepoint Theatre
280 Church Street, Palmerston North
PERFORMANCES
Sundays • 7:30PM
Opening Night
Sunday 30 August
TICKETS
Concession* & Student • $15
Adult • $20
All five Sundays • $80 (through box office)
*Seniors and Community Services Cardholders. Valid I.D. is required.
N.B: these Sunday Script Sessions may contain course language, themes of sex, violence and self-harm. We recommend that anyone under the age of 16 be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Please be aware that tickets are non-refundable. Any tickets for exchange must be returned to Centrepoint Theatre at least two days prior to the performance date. Under no circumstances will tickets be exchanged after the performance date.
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